Tag: Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology
Maximizing Legal Efficiency: NexLaw’s Legal AI Solutions for Modern Law Firms
The challenges faced by lawyers can vary based on their specific practice areas, but traditional complex legal tasks often present significant obstacles. Manual processes, handling vast volumes of documents, and time-consuming tasks can hinder efficiency and impede progress. Fortunately, advancements in technology have paved the way […]
Legal Revolution: Lawgic’s Vision of transformative Legal Technology
In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Lawgic Founder Max Ye explains the value proposition of his Singapore-based AI-focused legal technology startup. Tell us more about Lawgic. Lawgic is an AI-powered platform designed to revolutionize the legal profession. Our primary aim is to streamline and simplify […]
Singapore: An Emerging Legal Hub in Asia
Singapore, a small trading port turned thriving global business hub, is on the rise. With a strategic vision, innovative policies, and relentless ambition, this city-state has become a powerhouse in Asia. With its ascent, law firms are seeing Singapore as an emerging legal hub. The Economist […]
Fieldfisher partners with Australian legal tech firm to launch revolutionary data breach manager
European law firm Fieldfisher has joined forces with innovative Australian legal technology company Lawcadia to launch a 24-hour data breach notification assessment platform for all organisations with UK and EU data assets subject to GDPR and UK GDPR. The UK-headquartered firm, which advises clients from its 26 offices in […]
LEGALIZED: Revolutionizing Legal Education in Bangladesh
Legalized learning app is revolutionizing legal education in Bangladesh, addressing the pressing need for comprehensive, accessible, and technology-driven learning solutions for the legal sector which is notably the most reluctant to change.
Essential Commands for Lawyers Practicing in Asia: Mastering ChatGPT
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence conversation model developed by OpenAI, and half owned by Microsoft, has received notable attention across various sectors worldwide, and Asia’s legal realm is no exception. This AI has the capability to interact with users in a way that resembles human conversation. ChatGPT […]
The Importance of Practice Management in Law Firms: An Interview with Stella Lau, Practice Manager at MahWengKwai & Associates
Practice managers are not yet commonly deployed in boutique law firms, as many still operate with traditional organizational structures. However, as the legal industry continues to evolve, the role of a practice manager is becoming more recognized and valued.
How AI is helping APAC region lawyers analyze and manage contracts. An interview with Stephanie Siu of eBrevia
Stephanie Siu is the Director of Strategic Development / Legal Counsel, APAC, for eBrevia. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, she explains how eBrevia is harnessing AI to help APAC region lawyers analyze and manage contracts. She also explains her extensive legal services sector experience which guides her insight into […]
55 legal tech companies in Asia to follow in 2023
The growth of Asia-Pacific region legal technology innovation will continue apace in 2023. Now more legal tech companies coming into being, and maturing. And indeed taking on leadership roles in the transformation of the legal services sector. Â Below is a list of 55 legal tech companies […]
American Bar Association publishes a book on how to improve client services using innovative applications
Throughout his 42 years of practice, Canadian lawyer Lawrence Pascoe continually introduced new methods to improve service to his clients. He obtained ideas by reading management books and looking at what other lawyers and non-legal businesses did. He then adjusted these methods to apply to his […]
Innovating the practice of law in Asia: An interview with Jonathan Voo
Jonathan Voo has devoted his career to working within law firms, most recently as Senior Manager of Innovation (Asia Pacific) at Mayer Brown. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, he explains what inspired his career focus, his current role in legal innovation with Mayer Brown, […]
Malaysia’s Ligalis seeks to become the cost-effective option in cloud legal practice management software
Ligalis is a Malaysia-based cloud legal practice management software startup founded by Farid Nor. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Nor explains what inspired him to found the company, how Ligalis helps lawyers, and his plans for the future. What is Ligalis and how can […]
Gadens launches digital workflow tool to help organisations navigate legal obligations during a cyber attack
National law firm Gadens has released a first-of-its-kind cyber incident manager. To navigate the legal reporting obligations of businesses during a cyber breach. The digital workflow tool steps a user through issues and ramifications. It reduces the complexity and time required to investigate and report potential […]
Legal technology company Lawcadia expands internationally, launches in the UK
Award-winning legal technology company Lawcadia is going global, announcing its expansion into the United Kingdom. The legal operations platform for in-house legal teams and their law firms will now formally have a presence in the northern hemisphere. Read More: Luthra and Luthra advise L and T […]
ALITA celebrates legal innovation and technology awards in the metaverse with 2 Singapore Supreme Court judges
ALITA Award winners from India, Hong Kong SAR and Australia reflect growing pan-regional ecosystem
LITE Lab@HKU Receives Asia-Pacific’s first Prestigious International Industry Award for Legal Innovation in Operations
The Law, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Lab (LITE Lab) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was presented with the 2022 Legal Innovation in Operations (LIO) Projects award by the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC). This is the first time a university programme […]
ALITA Launches Annual Awards Recognising APAC Legal Innovation and Technology to be Presented at Techlaw.Fest on July 20 in Singapore
The Asia Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association (ALITA) has launched its second annual ALITA Awards, Asia Pacific’s first community-based legal innovation and technology awards. Finalists will be invited to the award ceremony in person at TechLaw.Fest’s Live opening on July 20 at Marina Bay Sands […]
30 women legal innovators in Asia to follow in 2022
The importance of legal innovation in the Asia-Pacific region is growing rapidly. And many women are leading legal startups, incubators, tech-enabled consultancies, and legal tech initiatives throughout the APAC region. Asia Law Portal has reported on and interviewed many of these legal innovators. With this in […]
Making digital transformation accessible for the legal industry. An interview with Evan Wong, CEO, Checkbox
Checkbox is an Australia-based no code platform making digital transformation accessible for the legal industry. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, CEO Evan Wong explains the inspiration for the founding of Checkbox, the importance of automation for legal services, and how Checkbox is helping legal […]
Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen on Singapore’s present and future role as a legal innovation hub
Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen is among the most active legal innovators in the Asia-Pacific region. Bilingual in English and Mandarin, Jennifer has worked at various leading law firms and was listed in Asia Law Portal’s Top 30 in the business of law to watch in 2019. […]
Championing legal innovation for the region. An interview with Andrew Wong
Andrew Wong specializes in legal innovation initiatives for Dentons Rodyk. Based in Singapore, he sits on the steering committee of the Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association (ALITA) and is an editor at LawTech.Asia. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, he describes his legal innovation […]
The World’s Only Remote-First Flexi-Lawyer Service: An interview with Katherine Thomas, CEO, Free Range Lawyers
Free Range Lawyers was founded in 2019 to help empower remote working lawyers and law firms seeking flexible work arrangements. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Katherine Thomas, CEO of Free Range Lawyers, details the inspiration behind. And the future plans for — this groundbreaking […]
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Funding boost and award win for Australian legal tech company
Brisbane-based legal technology company Lawcadia announces that it has recently raised $1.3 million in a pre-Series A round from a number of private investors and Artesian, a leading Australian alternative investments and venture capital firm.
How has NewLaw developed in Asia over the last 10 years? An interview with Oliver Mould of LOD – Lawyers On Demand
As NewLaw firm LOD – Lawyers on Demand (LOD) approaches its’ 10th anniversary, Asia Law Portal interviewed Oliver Mould, the firm’s Head of Asia about the state of NewLaw in Asia and what he sees ahead for the next 10 years: LOD is approaching its 10th […]
LexisNexis continues to help advance the rule of law in Asia-Pacific
Looking across the global landscape today, it’s not hard to see the serious and often severe challenges facing society, particularly for the four billion people living outside the umbrella protection of the rule of law. As a company, the LexisNexis core mission to advance the rule […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI): A new-frontier in legal services competition in Asia
In a news release issued last week – leading international NewLaw firm Axiom announced “the market launch of AxiomAI – a program that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency and quality of contracts work. As part of AxiomAI, Axiom will accelerate the use of […]
Australian Legal Startup Jurimetrics brings statistical big-data analysis to the legal system
Australia is among the leading jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. In the cultivation of startups focused on the legal services space. Â And recently, a new Australian startup called Jurimetrics is bringing statistical big data to the legal system. Â Here’s our recent interview with Managing Director Conrad […]